Desirée Patno

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Interview: Andy Florance on Restoring Transparency and Putting Agents ‘Back in Front of America’

Above, a screenshot from one of Homes.com’s new ads featuring Dan Levy of “Schitt’s Creek” fame and SNL’s Heidi Gardner.  During one of America’s most enduring traditions, Super Bowl Sunday, Homes.com plans to make history, regardless of who takes home the championship trophy.  Through four commercials reaching some 113 million viewers, the rapidly ascending real…

Women Entrepreneurs: Alternative Business Credit Using Homeownership

It’s undeniable that women entrepreneurs hold tremendous potential for success and the American economy. Entrepreneurial women are starting over 1,100 businesses a day and women-owned businesses have increased 27.5 percent from just 2007 to 2012, currently numbering at 10 million, according to the Census Bureau. However, this tremendous growth is eclipsed by the dire conditions…

NAWRB Spotlight: Helen Hanna Casey

In the current issue of NAWRB Magazine (National Association of Women in Real Estate Businesses), Helen Hanna Casey, President & Chief Executive Officer of Pittsburgh-based Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, details her life as a leading woman in business in the magazine’s ‘sheCENTER(FOLD)’ section. From her dedication to her family, agents and employees, to producing Broadway…